The extraordinary commemoration of January 13 was compared to the desecration of graves and the “invasion of hooligans”: it is a crime

The exclusive commemoration of January 13 was discussed by Algirdas Kaušpėdas, a professor at Vytautas Magnus University, Kęstutis Masiulis, Member of the Seimas, and Vilnius University International Professor of the Institute of Public Relations and Political Science Ainė Ramonaitė

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Sąjūdininkas, musician and architect Algirdas Kaušpėdas stated that the ceremony on January 13 and the rallies that had joined him made him think seriously.

“In a few words I could express when I am in pain and angry. On Freedom Day, we pay tribute to those who gave their lives or health for the freedom of Lithuania, as more than 800 people were crippled. Turning such a day into an anti-scavenger is completely irresponsible and immoral to me. Those who organized this, it can be said, a shameful action, fell in my eyes, as the people say, below the plinth . For me, it is tantamount to desecrating the grave of a defender of freedom – such a taste remained in my mouth, “A. Kaušpėdas shared his impressions.”

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A. Kaušpėdas also appreciated the words of the country’s top leaders that sounded on Thursday – according to him, the sharp rhetoric of some politicians was necessary, because the situation is already worrying. He was very negative about President Gitan Nausėda’s position on the rallies.

I see clear signs of the so-called ‘fifth column’ emerging, and that is very serious. We can face rebellion, chaos, which will be exploited by some third country, and we will try to return Lithuania to some kind of Soviet Union again.

The rebels are backed by the president, and it is through his political maneuvers that those people have gained such arrogance. <...> The impression is that he liked it, that he accepted it as another of his populist victories. It is here that the presidential election campaign has begun. <...> The security of the state and the nation should be the highest priority of the president, and if the president, taking care of his popularity, leads the country to ruin, it is no longer a political struggle, but it is already very much a betrayal. It is time for the president to realize what he is doing before it is too late, “said A. Kaušpėdas.

Landsberg’s statement that the people who rallied “cannot be called people”. According to the interlocutor, V. Landsbergis differs from G. Nausėda in that he is not afraid to appear unpopular.

which need to be talked about and we need to be concerned that we have such trouble. <...> We have to realize that we are all very tired of the pandemic, we are all tense, and we have to manage, not manipulate that situation and want to destroy something else, remove it, make the situation worse, ”said A. Kaušpėdas.

S Remaining: the situation is ambiguous

Member of the Seimas Kęstutis Masiulis, who watched the ceremony and the rally from home, stated that the image was seen

“I would like the mourning remembrance to be someone’s body would be invaded by hooligans, they would start trumpeting there, shouting. This is disrespect for the dead. You may not respect them, but that is disrespect to yourself. Discover another form and another place, “K. Masiulis thought.

According to him, calling protesters” nation “would be extremely inaccurate .

“There are a handful of screams that, even when questioned by the media, have failed to explain what they are protesting against. In my understanding, probably against Lithuania “, – said K.Masiulis.

Professor Šarūnas Liekis of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) sees this situation as ambiguous.

“On the one hand, we have recently seen a tendency to restrict protests, looking for a pretext to restrict protests. As for the nature of the event, some interpret it as a day of victory, not just a day of sadness and honoring the dead. It is obvious that this is a victory day for all the people of Lithuania. <...>

In my opinion, this is a human protest that is limited. The authority of the media has fallen, people do not consider the media to reflect their moods and desires. And here are not just fighting issues, there are fundamental issues here. <...> It is necessary, however, to start befriending democracy with this Government, which is not yet apparent. And that reaction of the people is natural, “said Š. Liekis.

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is utterly incorrect, going beyond any limits of decency and political correctness and even hate speech. The same crowd stood on January 13th, and then there were all kinds of people. Everyone whistled when the person in question was talking and applauded when the other person in question was talking. … This segregation policy is one of the main problems of this government, “Š. Liekis discussed.

Lessons not yet learned

Ainė Ramonaitė, a professor at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University (VU TSPMI), noted that no conclusions have been drawn since the events of August 10, when dissatisfaction with the government’s decisions escalated into riots near the Seimas.

“We have apparently done nothing, however, because the situation is recurring. On August 10, when everyone was divided into camps and everyone who was not lazy expressed their moral position, the exact same thing is happening again – so we didn’t understand or learn anything during that time.

It seems that in so long we have been able to understand what message the protesters want to convey and somehow we have been able to broadcast it. <...> It seems to me that the biggest problem is that people who protest have an important message that they want to express painfully, but no one hears it, and those situations are repeated again, like a vicious circle, ”A. Ramonaitė considered.

She gave an example of a boy shouting at church who people wanted to drive out as soon as possible, but didn’t wonder why he was shouting.

“Imagine: Mass is happening and a dirty child rushes to church and starts screaming. Everyone is outraged at how one can scream in a holy place here, he will be expelled as soon as possible, but maybe there could be another scenario where the priest approaches and asks: what’s your baby, what happened, why are you screaming? And maybe it turns out that the child has been beaten and injured, that he has run to church in the hope that there will be people who will hear him and that the situation will change? ”The professor thought.

According to A. Ramonaitė, it seemed that the situation was gradually improving after the August 10 riots, but now the dissatisfaction of some people was hit again by the second wave. According to her, the worst possible time for the protests was also chosen, because there is a great threat to Russia.

“I am very worried about this, because the social fabric of society is really shrinking, and instead of doing something to stop it from shrinking, we’re pouring it even more into the fire, “said the political scientist, adding that the initiative should be taken by the ruling authorities.

“I think the government should initiate a different type of speech, some kind of action. The worst thing that can be done is to stick labels that heat up the tension even more, it hurts, and then people will definitely not forgive me, “explained A. Ramonaitė.

January 13th Rally Government Seimas Algirdas Kaušpėdas

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